The prestigious Société Nautique de Genève club was set up in 1872 and turns 150 this year. All owners of runabout boats from around the world are cordially invited to attend this hotly anticipated celebration, in an opportunity to come together around a shared passion and moor their boats in the SNG harbour. This July 7 th to 11 th, Frederique Constant and the RHS (Riva Historical Society) paid a tribute to these legendary boats during the Riva Days 2022, an international event due to take place at Switzerland’s Société Nautique de Genève (Geneva). Each piece will be presented in a special case containing a miniature replica of one of these iconic wooden yachts moored alongside the watch. Its movement is visible for all to admire thanks to a sapphire background that offers up a glimpse of the watch’s intimate workings, engraved with the RHS (Riva Historical Society) logo. A transalpine bond was forged between Lake Geneva in Switzerland and Italy’s Lake Iseo, uniting the two entities since 2013 in a relationship that has buoyed Frederique Constant’s Runabout collection ever since: a line first launched in 2009 in tribute to the famous runabout boats.īoth feature FC-303 calibre, giving these two new twists on the Runabout Automatic 38 hours of power reserve. This legendary yacht, initially hand-crafted entirely from wood, embodied the inimitable, easy-going elegance of 1960s Italy.Ī company devoted to measuring time, and an association dedicated to the art of drifting through the waves, both united in their vision of upholding workmanship, beauty, and attention to detail, destined to be carried on the tides of time for centuries on end as custodians of the same timeless elegance and burning passion. At the same time, the RHS (Riva Historical Society) was set up in Italy in a bid to celebrate the dolce vita by safeguarding one of its most famous boats. Coupled with the rapid oscillation, this gives the watch an unusually high level of precision, while the silicium guarantees optimum protection.įrederique Constant's extensive watch collection includes the Heart Beat Manufacture (with in house movements), the Maxime Manufacture Automatic, Ladies Automatic, Runabout, Index, Vintage Rally, Junior (aimed at teenagers), Delight, Classics, Slim Line, Carree, Persuasion and Art Deco.įrederique Constant is known for delicate rounded cases that require many hours of hand polishing.In 1988, up-and-coming independent family-run brand Frederique Constant was established in Geneva, the heart of the Swiss watchmaking industry. In April 2008, Frederique Constant established itself as one of Switzerland’s leading watch brands with the creation of a tourbillon with a silicium escape-wheel and, for the first time, an amplitude of over 300 degrees between its vertical and horizontal positions. The FC Heart Beat implements new high tech materials to create better, more precise and more reliable mechanical watches. In February 2007, Frederique Constant began production of the Silicium escapement wheel (first introduced to the industry by Patek Philippe in 2005.) Frederique Constant introduced the Heart Beat Calibre FC 935 Silicium in October 2007. The company produces over 120,000 watches annually. The company was established in its current form in 1988 by Aletta Bax and Peter Stas and is involved in all the stages of watch production, from initial design to final assembly.
It is these characteristics that make the partnership between Frédérique Constant and Lake Tahoe and Hélice Classique so apt, so perfect, because the same values and qualities apply to the Runabout watch collection.įrederique Constant SA is a luxury wristwatch manufacturer based in Plan-les-Ouates, Geneva.
Yachts that today - as in their heyday - symbolise elegance, sophistication and ageless design. Both events aim to bring together and to pay tribute to many of the remaining Runabout yachts. The year 2009 saw the introduction of a new limited edition: the Runabout range by Frédérique Constant, designed to pay tribute to the legendary Runabout gentlemen’s sports boats of the roaring 20s, and which can be still seen today gracing the waters of lakes such as Lake Geneva, Lake Como and Lake Tahoe.Īfter the stunning success of the Runabout Chrono-Automatic, Frédérique Constant is now introducing all-new special edition Runabout timepieces in Limited Editions of 1’888 pieces each, in honour of the brand’s continued involvement and support of the annual lake Tahoe Concours d’Elegance in the USA and the Hélice Classique in Switzerland.
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